Samuel Burris vs. Barry Lersch — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Lersch
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barry Lersch built a career as a starting pitcher and Samuel Burris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barry Lersch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Barry Lersch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Barry Lersch

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
8.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
37.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149
33.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Barry Lersch

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.29
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.94
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.83
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.686
0.686
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Barry Lersch

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
676.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
508.28
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
57.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
53.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
11.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
103.18
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
1.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
214.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA